Re: [talk-ph] Cebu health facilities

[Totor]

Hi Marion,

I usually just search in the search box of wiki.openstreetmap.org when I don't 
know a tag.
doctors leads to : amenity=doctors
Dental to : amenity=dentist
Optometrists to : shop=optician
...

browsing the map_features page can also give ideas
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features

Also keep in mind that pois are sometimes already there on areas or buildings, 
and do not always need to be on nodes.

Cheers,

Totor

--- On Fri, 2/1/13, Marion Singleton  wrote:

From: Marion Singleton 
Subject: [talk-ph] Cebu health facilities
To: talk-ph@openstreetmap.org 
Date: Friday, February 1, 2013, 3:04 PM

Hello I am new to this group. I am currently personlly surveying health 
facilities in the Cebu, Mandaue and Consolacion area of Cebu Province for my 
own needs. I am a newbie at adding points to the database. I have come across 
some of the following different types of places both public and private:
Doctor offices
Dental offices
OptometristsPrivate clinics with and without emergency facilities
Public clinics with and without
 emergency facilitiesHospitalsTreatment centersBirthing Centers
Diagnostic test centers
Health care training facilities and schools
I am sure this is not an exhaustive list. What I need to know is how should 
each be identified on the map. What codes should I use to enter each one. I 
have only been using the simplest methods so far but I think it is important to 
differentiate to help the user find what they need. I would like to discuss 
this with someone very knowledgeable in this area before starting to enter the 
data. Please contact me here.
Marion Singleton aka Bossfish


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Re: [talk-ph] Cebu health facilities

[Jim Morgan]

Hi Marion

I'm no expert either, but generally the OSM wiki is a good place to start: 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dhospital

It gives useful guidelines like Hospital is bigger than Clinic. Clinic is 
bigger than Doctor, and it also answers your query about emergency services:
amenity=clinic
name=Cebu Wellness Center
emergency=yes|no

You should be able to get most of the info from there. At the end of the day, 
OSM is a consensus of users, so if you feel strongly that other tags should be 
used, or don't fit your needs, then you can argue your case on the mailing 
lists. 

Jim 

Marion Singleton wrote, On Friday, 01 February, 2013 11:04 PM:
 Hello I am new to this group. I am currently personlly surveying health 
 facilities in the Cebu, Mandaue and Consolacion area of Cebu Province for my 
 own needs. I am a newbie at adding points to the database. I have come across 
 some of the following different types of places both public and private:
 
  1. Doctor offices
  2. Dental offices
  3. Optometrists
  4. Private clinics with and without emergency facilities
  5. Public clinics with and without emergency facilities
  6. Hospitals
  7. Treatment centers
  8. Birthing Centers
  9. Diagnostic test centers
 10. Health care training facilities and schools
 
 I am sure this is not an exhaustive list. What I need to know is how should 
 each be identified on the map. What codes should I use to enter each one. I 
 have only been using the simplest methods so far but I think it is important 
 to differentiate to help the user find what they need. I would like to 
 discuss this with someone very knowledgeable in this area before starting to 
 enter the data. Please contact me here.
 
 Marion Singleton aka Bossfish
 
 
 
 
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